With the constant desire for growth, ambition, future success and freedom, I often find myself and those around me neglecting to truly digest this absolutely stunning world we live in. Everyday there is the struggle to work harder than the day before and to prove to oneself that you can achieve whatever it is you …
The 4 keys things to organise before working on a cruise ship
If you've decide to come to the dark side and join a cruise ship as a musician/entertainer, there is a standard procedure you need to follow before you will be allowed on board. Let's say for example you want to do a contract in the Caribbean with Royal Caribbean international and you are not from …
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Is Drumming on a Cruise Ship Easy?
The role of the orchestra drummer on a cruise ship is an interesting one and unlike anything I had done before. Prior to working with Royal Caribbean, I was mostly involved in the “improvised music world” or reverse engineering electronic programmed drums to then play them myself when I was working with producers. Personally, I …
The Art of Saying "Goodbye"
Whether I wanted to learn it or not, the skill of saying goodbye forced itself upon on me like a storm beyond the strikingly blue skies of the caribbean once I began living/working on cruise ships. When you work, eat, travel, exercise, banter, debate, relax, party (the list goes on) with your mates/colleagues on board, …